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Is a Plant-Based Diet Right for Everyone? Exploring the Benefits of Including Animal Foods
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How To Know If You Have Parasites!!
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Grilling Veggies to Perfection: A How-To Guide for a Healthy Summer
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Is your Body Trying to Tell You Something? Signs Your Gut Needs Help!
2019, Candida, Cleansing, Coaching, Detoxification, Diet, Digestion, Digestive System, Emotions, Energy, Fermentation, Food, Gut Bugs, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, High Fiber, Holistic, Inflammation, Intolerances, Keto Friendly, Mental Health, Micro-flora, Microbiome, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Skin Health, Sugar Free, Vegan Friendly, Weight Loss, Wellness Megan Barefoot 2019, Candida, Cleansing, Coaching, Detoxification, Diet, Digestion, Digestive System, Emotions, Energy, Fermentation, Food, Gut Bugs, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, High Fiber, Holistic, Inflammation, Intolerances, Keto Friendly, Mental Health, Micro-flora, Microbiome, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Skin Health, Sugar Free, Vegan Friendly, Weight Loss, Wellness Megan Barefoot

Is your Body Trying to Tell You Something? Signs Your Gut Needs Help!

Trouble with Your Tummy?

When there are things going on with our microbiome balance and our digestive and intestinal systems, it can be subtle at first but can lead to bigger health concerns if not dealt with upfront. Do you know if your gut needs support? Do you know what signs your body is giving you that indicate your microbiome needs help?

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Candida, Here's What You Need To Know.
2019, Allergies, Brain Health, Awareness, Cleansing, Coaching, Detoxification, Digestion, Diet, Digestive System, Education, Emotions, Energy, Food, Goals, Gut Bugs, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Immune System, Hydration, Inflammation, Intolerances, Mental Health, Micro-flora, Microbiome, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Self Care, Stress, Sugar Free, Weight Loss Megan Barefoot 2019, Allergies, Brain Health, Awareness, Cleansing, Coaching, Detoxification, Digestion, Diet, Digestive System, Education, Emotions, Energy, Food, Goals, Gut Bugs, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Immune System, Hydration, Inflammation, Intolerances, Mental Health, Micro-flora, Microbiome, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Self Care, Stress, Sugar Free, Weight Loss Megan Barefoot

Candida, Here's What You Need To Know.

What Is Candida?

Do you ever experience health issues like; exhaustion, cravings, bad breath, brain fog, joint pain, loss of libido, chronic sinus issues, or urinary tract infections? If you do, it could be a sign that you have a little gut bug call candida wreaking havoc in your body.

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Are you Dealing With Inflammation?
2019, Action, Adrenal System, Allergies, Brain Health, Coaching, Diet, Digestion, Education, Energy, Goals, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Hydration, Inflammation, Immune System, Intolerances, Mental Health, Micro-flora, Microbiome, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Simple Food, Sleep, Stress, swaps, Treat Yourself, Vegetarian, Weight Loss, Wellness Megan Barefoot 2019, Action, Adrenal System, Allergies, Brain Health, Coaching, Diet, Digestion, Education, Energy, Goals, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Hydration, Inflammation, Immune System, Intolerances, Mental Health, Micro-flora, Microbiome, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Simple Food, Sleep, Stress, swaps, Treat Yourself, Vegetarian, Weight Loss, Wellness Megan Barefoot

Are you Dealing With Inflammation?

The subtle signs of Inflammation

In the past few weeks I have been trying to experiment with foods that I have cut out over the years to see if I could start introducing them back into my life. Some of these foods are “treats” that I wouldn’t eat on a daily basis but might like to enjoy on occasion and some of them are highly nutritious foods that I cut out because for me and my body, at that time, they were not making me feel my best.

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The Sweet Truth about Honey
2019, Allergies, Allergy Relief, Blood Pressure, Brain Health, Carbohydrates, Certified, Choices, Cholesterol, circulation, Cleansing, Coaching, Diet, Digestion, Digestive System, Education, Energy, Food, Fresh Food, Glycemic, Goals, Gut Bugs, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Hypertension, Immune System, Inflammation, Intolerances, Keto Friendly, Mental Health, Micro-flora, Microbiome, Mindfulness, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Organic, Paleo Friendly, Raw Foods, Routine, Self Care, Self Love, Simple Food, Vegetarian, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot 2019, Allergies, Allergy Relief, Blood Pressure, Brain Health, Carbohydrates, Certified, Choices, Cholesterol, circulation, Cleansing, Coaching, Diet, Digestion, Digestive System, Education, Energy, Food, Fresh Food, Glycemic, Goals, Gut Bugs, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Hypertension, Immune System, Inflammation, Intolerances, Keto Friendly, Mental Health, Micro-flora, Microbiome, Mindfulness, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Organic, Paleo Friendly, Raw Foods, Routine, Self Care, Self Love, Simple Food, Vegetarian, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot

The Sweet Truth about Honey

Honey – The Sweet Sweet Truth!

Did you know that honey has been coveted as a natural sweetener long before processed sugar became widely available? It is a remarkable substance that has many health benefits besides a tasty sweetener for your tea and baking. No two honey jars contain the same sweet honey! There are over 300 kinds of honey, each with a unique color and flavor that is dependent on the nectar source.

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Do You Work Shifts? Try These Nutrition Tips!
Adrenal System, Brain Health, Carbohydrates, Coaching, Digestion, Education, Emotions, Energy, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Healthy, Holistic, Hydration, Immune System, Inflammation, Intolerances, Keto Friendly, Mental Health, Micro-flora, Microbiome, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Self Care, Self Love, Sleep, Stress, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot Adrenal System, Brain Health, Carbohydrates, Coaching, Digestion, Education, Emotions, Energy, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Healthy, Holistic, Hydration, Immune System, Inflammation, Intolerances, Keto Friendly, Mental Health, Micro-flora, Microbiome, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Self Care, Self Love, Sleep, Stress, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot

Do You Work Shifts? Try These Nutrition Tips!

Are you burning the midnight oil, working around the clock and not taking proper nutritional breaks? Do you work odd shifts? Maybe you work nights for a few weeks, then switch to afternoons and sometimes days. Do you know the toll these crazy hours are having on your body? It’s not always possible to find a new job so here Penny has put together a few nutritional tips to help keep you as healthy as possible while working long hours and tough shifts.

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Could your Diet be Making you Stink?
Coaching, Diet, Digestion, Gut Bugs, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Heath Coach, Holistic, Inflammation, Micro-flora, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Organic, Raw Foods, Self Care, Self Love, Stress, Sugar Free, Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods, Cleansing, Detoxification, Microbiome Megan Barefoot Coaching, Diet, Digestion, Gut Bugs, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Heath Coach, Holistic, Inflammation, Micro-flora, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Organic, Raw Foods, Self Care, Self Love, Stress, Sugar Free, Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods, Cleansing, Detoxification, Microbiome Megan Barefoot

Could your Diet be Making you Stink?

Is the food you are eating making your body odor worse?

Have you ever been walking in a mall, crowded restaurant or party and get a whiff of body odor? Did the thought of “What the heck did that person eat?” come to mind? It’s a known fact that what you put in your body to process will affect your energy, weight, state of mind but did you know it can also affect your smell?

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The Myth of "Fresh" Food
Antioxidant, Certified, Clean 15, Coaching, Diet, Digestion, Digestive System, Drinks, Education, Energy, Fermentation, Food, Fresh Food, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Hydration, Keto Friendly, Micro-flora, Mindfulness, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Organic, Raw Foods, Self Care, Self Love, Sugar Free, Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian, Weight Loss, Wellness Megan Barefoot Antioxidant, Certified, Clean 15, Coaching, Diet, Digestion, Digestive System, Drinks, Education, Energy, Fermentation, Food, Fresh Food, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Hydration, Keto Friendly, Micro-flora, Mindfulness, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Organic, Raw Foods, Self Care, Self Love, Sugar Free, Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian, Weight Loss, Wellness Megan Barefoot

The Myth of "Fresh" Food

How Fresh is Fresh?

So, you have decided to make a change this season and start investing in your health. You are going to make a BIG effort to buy your fruits and veggies fresh and eat them raw as you have read that this can be best for your health. But what does fresh mean and how fresh are the fruits and vegetables in the grocery store?

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Are you Getting your Gut Bugs?
Brain Health, Coaching, Diet, Digestion, Digestive System, Drinks, Energy, Fermentation, Food, Fresh Food, Gut Bugs, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Hydration, Immune System, Inflammation, Keto Friendly, Mental Health, Micro-flora, Mindfulness, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Paleo Friendly, Self Care, Self Love, Stress, Sugar Free, Treat Yourself, Vegetarian, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot Brain Health, Coaching, Diet, Digestion, Digestive System, Drinks, Energy, Fermentation, Food, Fresh Food, Gut Bugs, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Hydration, Immune System, Inflammation, Keto Friendly, Mental Health, Micro-flora, Mindfulness, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Paleo Friendly, Self Care, Self Love, Stress, Sugar Free, Treat Yourself, Vegetarian, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot

Are you Getting your Gut Bugs?

The Yogurt Culture

If you have been following my blogs and my feeds you know how much I love fermentation and the microbes, they contribute to our guts. Currently many of us find digesting dairy difficult but milk contains agents of extraordinary transformation. Bacteria. Bacteria that can produce a plethora of fermentation products that improve the way your body works. The same microbes that turn milk into yogurt, benefit your gut, brain, immune system and overall physiology.

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Phyto whats? In Where? And Why?
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Phyto whats? In Where? And Why?

Is there more than vitamins and minerals to think about?

When we think about the nutrients in food, we most often think about vitamins like vitamin C in oranges or minerals like calcium and magnesium to keep our bones healthy. Very rarely have I heard a mother say, “Eat those veggies because they are full of phytonutrients!” So, what are these phytochemicals and how do they contribute to our health?

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Tis The Season!!
Brain Health, cloves, Coaching, Digestion, Digestive System, Energy, Food, Fresh Food, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Immune System, Inflammation, Keto Friendly, Mental Health, Micro-flora, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Paleo Friendly, Sugar Free, Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods, Fermentation, Gut Bugs Megan Barefoot Brain Health, cloves, Coaching, Digestion, Digestive System, Energy, Food, Fresh Food, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Immune System, Inflammation, Keto Friendly, Mental Health, Micro-flora, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Paleo Friendly, Sugar Free, Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods, Fermentation, Gut Bugs Megan Barefoot

Tis The Season!!

Are you Canning, Pickling and Preserving?

As traditionally done, its the season for the harvest to come in. We all know that there is much too much to eat during harvest and it’s going to be a cold winter so preserving the extra is needed. Most cultures have persevered foods by various methods to extend the shelf life of the food harvested in the fall.

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How Are You Spending Your Calories?
Brain Health, Carbohydrates, Challenge, Choices, Coaching, Digestion, Education, Energy, Food, Fresh Food, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Inflammation, Keto Friendly, Mental Health, Micro-flora, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Organic, Paleo Friendly, Self Care, Self Love, Sugar Free, Treat Yourself, Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot Brain Health, Carbohydrates, Challenge, Choices, Coaching, Digestion, Education, Energy, Food, Fresh Food, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Inflammation, Keto Friendly, Mental Health, Micro-flora, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Organic, Paleo Friendly, Self Care, Self Love, Sugar Free, Treat Yourself, Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot

How Are You Spending Your Calories?

Eat Your Nutrients Before Your Calories!

I know we don’t like to talk about calories, or count calories or think about calories. We’re all just ‘intuitively” supposed to eat and “know” when we are full and when our body has had enough. Then how come so many of my clients are ALWAYS hungry?

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How to Make your DREAM come True!
Coaching, Digestion, Energy, Food, Fresh Food, Gut Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Keto Friendly, Mental Health, Micro-flora, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Self Care, Self Love, Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot Coaching, Digestion, Energy, Food, Fresh Food, Gut Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Keto Friendly, Mental Health, Micro-flora, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Self Care, Self Love, Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot

How to Make your DREAM come True!

How to Make your Dream come True!

The stories are everywhere, always uplifting, always inspiring:

  • The woman who created a wellness clinic in her inner-city neighborhood.

  • The man who lost 200 pounds after being housebound for a decade.

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Love Your Guts - Eat Fermented Foods!
Brain Health, Coaching, Digestion, Digestive System, Energy, Food, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Immune System, Inflammation, Keto Friendly, Mental Health, Micro-flora, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Paleo Friendly, Self Care, Self Love, Sugar Free, Treat Yourself, Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot Brain Health, Coaching, Digestion, Digestive System, Energy, Food, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Immune System, Inflammation, Keto Friendly, Mental Health, Micro-flora, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Paleo Friendly, Self Care, Self Love, Sugar Free, Treat Yourself, Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot

Love Your Guts - Eat Fermented Foods!

Fermented Foods – Love Your Guts!!

If you’ve been on social media or even watching the news there has been lots of talk recently about fermented foods. Is this a new trend in the dieting roller coaster? Will there be a new fad diet using fermented food? I doubt it but wouldn’t put it past the media! Fermented foods have been around for centuries and have been dietary staples in many cultures!

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What's all the Hype about Pumpkin Spice
2018, Antioxidant, Coaching, Digestive System, Education, Energy, Food, Fresh Food, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Heath Coach, Holistic, Immune System, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Raw Foods, Recipe, Sugar Free, Wellness, Whole Foods, Winter Blues, Cinnamon, Pumpkin Spice, cloves, Ginger, Allspice, Nutmeg, Digestion, Micro-flora, Gut Health Megan Barefoot 2018, Antioxidant, Coaching, Digestive System, Education, Energy, Food, Fresh Food, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Heath Coach, Holistic, Immune System, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Raw Foods, Recipe, Sugar Free, Wellness, Whole Foods, Winter Blues, Cinnamon, Pumpkin Spice, cloves, Ginger, Allspice, Nutmeg, Digestion, Micro-flora, Gut Health Megan Barefoot

What's all the Hype about Pumpkin Spice

Believe it or not I don’t drink coffee.  Its not because I don’t agree with having a little java to start your day, its just because I don’t really enjoy the taste.  I can’t say that I haven’t been tempted lately though, as I catch the smell of pumpkin spiced EVERYTHING wafting through the air!  What is this pumpkin spice?...

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